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Exam 1
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Question | Answer |
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Essential to Homeostatic Processes | Negative feedback |
Substance with a pH balance less than 7 is called | Acidic |
4 cell types in connective tissue | Mast cells, Mesenchymal, Microphages, Melanocytes |
Not a type of connective tissue | Muscle cells |
Smallest functional unit considered alive | A cell |
3 functional components underlie hoe responses to stimuli work | Effector, control center, receptor |
Epithelial tissue closely associated with epidermis | Stratified squamous |
Layers associated with dermis | Papillary and reticular |
Epidermal layer found only in skin on palms and soles | Stratum Lucidum |
Reproducing cells of the skin are located | Stratum Germinativum |
Adipocytes associated with | Fat cells |
Mammary glads associated with | Apocrine secretion |
Inter-cellular connection involving interlocking membrane proteins are called | Gap junctions |
4 functions of epithelial tissue | Sensation, permeability, secretions, protection |
Not a function of epithelial tissue | Connectivity between organs |
Alveoli of lungs are made of | Simple squamous epithelia |
Epithelium is connected to underlying connective tissue by | Basement membrane |
Dominant fiber in dense connective tissue is | Collagen |
Placing a cell in what solution is most likely to cause a decreased cell volume | Hypertonic bathing solution |
Lipid-soluble molecules generally move thru cell membranes how | Diffusion |
Which suborganelle is most closely associated with protein synthesis | Ribosomes |
Facilitated diffusion | Limits the rate of molecular movement by limiting the number of available carrier molecules |
If the sodium ion in blood plasma decreases blood osmotic pressure will | Decrease |
What pathology is caused by a failure to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine | PKU |
Glycolysis and glucogenolysis are examples of | Catabolism |
Polysaccharide that is formed in the liver and muscle to store glucose is called | Glycogen |
Most common fat found in human body is | Triglycerides |
Unable isotope that emits subatomic particles spontaneously is called | Radioisotope |
All physiology is ultimately reducible to | Physics |
When body temp falls, a center in the brain initiates physiological changes in increase body temperature. Mechanism is an example of | Negative feedback |
Increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth are an example of | Positive feedback |
Support, protection of soft tissues, mineral storage, and blood formation are functions of which system? | Skeletal |